Posted on 02/24/2010 10:52:17 AM PST by meandog
Reporting from Washington - The Senate on Wednesday passed a jobs bill that one senator described as "modest," but one that Democrats hope will be the first in a series of attempts to jump-start hiring nationwide. More notable, perhaps, than the bill itself was the fact that 13 Republicans crossed party lines to vote for it. The $15-billion bill passed by a 70-28 tally. The bill would grant employers a "holiday" on their 6.2% Social Security payroll contribution for every new employee hired through the rest of the year, as long as that employee has been out of work for at least 60 days. It would also make it easier for businesses to write off equipment purchases and would extend federal highway and mass-transit funding programs. "For the first time in a long time we have a bill that is supported by both Democrats and Republicans," said Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said shortly before the vote, but he cautioned, "This is not a magic wand that is going to be waved and all our joblessness will decline." White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the vote proved that bipartisanship in the Senate is "possible." It also marked a victory for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who has seen his chamber paralyzed by partisan warfare. Reid pushed for the vote counting on some GOP support and was rewarded earlier this week when several Republicans, including the newest senator, Scott Brown of Massachusetts, signed on...
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Here’s what I wonder ... will these new employees get full credit for the quarters worked while the employer’s contributions are waived?
YEAs ---70 Akaka (D-HI)
Alexander (R-TN)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Begich (D-AK)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Brown (R-MA)
Burr (R-NC)
Burris (D-IL)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Hagan (D-NC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kaufman (D-DE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
LeMieux (R-FL)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (D-PA)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-CO)
Udall (D-NM)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (D-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wicker (R-MS)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---28 Barrasso (R-WY)
Bennett (R-UT)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Nelson (D-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Not Voting - 2 Hutchison (R-TX)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Yeah, I had to look at that twice.
We aren’t allowed to flame the GOP anymore. Shame on you.
Dang. You could save a fortune just by firing your entire workforce and then rehiring them in April.
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LOL, a friend of mine called me this morning and said he was thinking of firing his employees, paying them cash to do work on the side, then rehiring in April. I said, that’s a lot of work, he said but a helluva savings.
Can't the GOP get it through their heads it is the SPENDING that is killing the nation?
Agreed. Voinovich is a disgrace. A nasty person, too.
Kit Bond is retiring.
And why should I vote Repub ever again when all they do is show how they haven’t learned a thing? Keep it up RINOs and kill the party completely. Soon it’ll only be the Democraps and the TeaParty.
Yauh,
Scott Brown is a hero, give him time, he was only elected to stop Health care, he said he would vote with the Democrats from time to time, (after he sas elected of course) his hero and mentor is Juan Meek Cane. He drives a pickup, his daughter sings. (so does he)
That’s just politics........(Sigh)
The “stupid” party is the GOP. Democrats are the dangerous party.
Peopel are not sellig their stiocks to make gains and then invest them iun business to hire folks.
A lot of capital is toed up in the marlets as profit that people dp nopt want top take.They would sooner leave the stock and not sell it for a profit.Capish?
The GOP still does not get it!
And neither does the newest member of Rinoville, Senator Benedict Brown!
Yeah, but you need to shut up. Republicans are better than democrats mostly, which they are for the most part with the exception of CIR and Cap & Trade and.......well I guess they are sticking with the opposition to Obozo on healthcare, as of today, that is. Kinda right?
Who will betray us?
Kit Bond is retiring.
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I know.
And he is fading badly down the stretch.
He also voted to confirm Bernanke earlier this week.
“A lot of capital is toed up in the marlets as profit that people dp nopt want top take.They would sooner leave the stock and not sell it for a profit.Capish?”
Sorry, but that’s lame... Small businesses (the ones that employ 80%) are not listed on the exchanges and most don’t sell stock. There’s plenty of money to invest, that’s not the problem. The problem is that there is too much crap to put up with (including taxes fees and paperwork) and too little chance of making a profit. After all that, you have to compete with other businesses that hire illegals...
Brown’s senate office still not taking calls. They’re all toooo busy but I could leave a message.
Told him I noticed he was still being a coward and not willing to take calls from his constituents.
They talk tough when they are at home but they get impotent as soon as they get back to the fish tank. (Washington)
“Kit Bond: Go to Hell”
I am soooooooo glad he isn’t running again. If we could just get rid of “I just don’t get it” Claire!
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